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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Amphetimines were huge in all pro sports in the 60's & 70's. And that top 5 game 7 moment in NBA history - Willis Reed hobbling out on the court against the Lakers - was brought to you by massive cortisone injections.
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As was Kirk Gibson hitting a homer and then running the bases on one leg in the '88 world series.....
Those cortisone injections are an example of somebody legally using a type of steroid under a doctor's care. I woulld imagine that would apply to more than a few officials on this forum too. They're about as far from what Bonds and the other juicers were doing as you can get. Apples and watermelons. [/quote][/b]
Why?
A performance enhancing drug enhances performance whether you get it from an MD or a gym rat with connections.
As far as baseball's greed goes: what's wrong with greed? It's their investment, why shouldn't they maximize their return? Which leads me to another point: the 1 thing you CANNOT fault MLB for is "willful neglect". They have had a precise strategy since the 70's to grow worldwide revenue. The WBC this week springs directly from that strategy.
As do all the new, beautiful stadiums we see...and the new franchises...with lowered mounds & squeezed strike zones...and juiced baseballs...and the dilution of talent...and pricing a typical family of 4 out of attending in person...and MLB's turning a blind eye to the steroid mess until congress threatened to fix it for them...and of course all the tainted records.
Yep, it's all going according to plan.